Chennai formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, and is the country's fourth-largest city. It is on the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal.
Chennai was founded in 1639 when the British East India Company was granted land to build a trading settlement by the local ruler (Nayak) of the suburb of Vandavasi, Damerla Venkatapathy Nayak.Madras was one of the first outposts of British East India Company.The British built Fort St. George (today the legislative and administrative seat of the state). Chennai is well known for its cultural heritage and temple architecture.